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Abdul-Jabbar Has Leukemia
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who is the NBA's all-time leader in points scored and minutes played, as well as the owner of six NBA championship rings between his time with the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers, has been diagnosed with chronic myeloid le...
Boeheim Joins 800-Win Club
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse men's basketball coach, became the eighth Division I basketball coach to reach 800 wins with a 75-43 victory over Albany Monday night Boeheim is 800-288 in his 34-year career.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/2009/11/10/...
Successful Minn. Coach Moves To Corporate World
Chuck Gulsvig, who won 445 games at Moorhead High School (Minn.) in a 27-year coaching career, is switching professions and has been named to the Sanford-MeritCare (Fargo, N.D.) public affairs team.http://wcco.com/wireapsportsmn/Sanford.MeritCare.hir...
Boeheim Goes For No. 800 Tonight
Jim Boeheim, head coach of Syracuse men's basketball, goes for victory No. 800 tonight when the Orange host Albany. Only four coaches in Division I history have attained 800-win status.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/2009/11/09/2009-11-09_s...
Group Wants To Shorten College Hoops Season
The Men's Basketball Enhancement Group wants to the NCAA to shorten the basketball season be eliminating a regular-season game. The group also is proposing that a staggered practice schedule be put in place with an eight-hour maximum of practice hour...
Isiah Thomas’ Debut Tonight At North Carolina
There may not be a more difficult place to coach your first game as a Division I coach than the Dean Dome in North Carolina. Tonight, Isiah Thomas, leading the Florida International squad he took over on April 15, goes to Chapel Hill to face preseaso...
E. Ill. Women’s Assistant, 28, Dies
Jacqueline Moore, 28, an assistant coach with the women's basketball team at Eastern Illinois University, died after collapsing Wednesday night. Results of an autopsy won't be available for four to six weeks but, initially, the cause of death is due ...
Michigan State’s Merchant Expecting 2nd Child…After Season
Suzy Merchant, the head women's coach at Michigan State University, is expecting her second child in late May or early June. Merchant commented that the timing is perfect because the upcoming season will not be affected.http://statenews.com/index.php...